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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., joined at far left by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., holds an event to mark 100 days of the Republican majority in the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, April 17, 2023. In a speech Monday at the New York Stock Exchange, the Republican leader accused President Joe Biden of refusing to engage in budget-cutting negotiations to prevent a debt crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans abandon pledge for regular order with debt ceiling proposal

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks at a news conference alongside Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., back left, on Aug. 2, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Libertarians lined up with Democrats on Friday against a proposal that would effectively block out third party candidates from next year's Montana U.S. Senate election. Republicans are trying to consolidate opposition to incumbent Jon Tester in a race that's pivotal for control of the the Senate. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Montana shelves GOP proposal to alter US Senate primary

By Matthew Brown - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks during an event at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, April 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

McCarthy unveils bill to hike debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion, slash $4.5 trillion from spending

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., speaks to a crowd at First Baptist North on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Spartanburg, S.C. As he mulls a potential 2024 GOP presidential bid, DeSantis spoke during his first trip to the early voting state of South Carolina. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

DeSantis has Trump campaign’s ‘foot on his throat,’ seen as true threat to ex-president’s 2024 hopes

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

An electric vehicle is plugged into a charger in Los Angeles, Aug. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

GOP, Manchin eye takedown of Biden’s ‘radical’ vehicle emissions standards

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks during an event at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, April 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

McCarthy faces internal GOP divisions on debt limit proposal

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, center, accompanied by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, and House Republican Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., right, speaks at a news conference on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, July 29, 2021. Gonzales was censured Saturday, March 4, 2023, in a rare move by his state party over votes that included supporting new gun safety laws after the Uvalde school shooting in his district. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

GOP’s Congressional Hispanic Conference warns immigration bill is not ‘ready for prime time’

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate, former ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley during a campaign stop Monday, March 27, 2023, in Dover, N.H. Haley, the former South Carolina governor became the first major Republican challenger to former President Donald Trump in February. She avoided disclosing how much her campaign raised in its initial days, bypassing what’s typically an early bragging point for candidates. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

How some White House hopefuls inflate their fundraising success

By Michelle L. Price and Brian Slodysko - Associated Press

Ripon's Little White Schoolhouse moves to new location on Monday April 17, 2023 in Ripon, Wis. Officials have moved the building where the Republican Party is said to have been founded across town to boost visibility as conservatives descend on the state for the GOP national convention next year.(WLUK/Lexi Schroeder)

Wisconsin city moving GOP birthplace building across town

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Palm Beach, Fla., after being arraigned earlier in the day in New York City. Trump has raised more than $34 million for his 2024 campaign since the start of the year, according to his campaign. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump pitches Republican donors on putting him back in the White House

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks at the National Rifle Association Convention in Indianapolis, Friday, April 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Jordan all in for Trump 2024

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to a crowd at Adventure Outdoors gun store, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Smyrna, Ga. DeSantis has advanced elements of his aggressive conservative agenda though the use of executive power, drawing on appointees, state boards and the state Constitution as he builds toward an expected presidential candidacy. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

Abortion bans raise fears inside GOP about backlash in 2024

By Steven Peoples and Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks at a news conference alongside Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., back left, on Aug. 2, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Libertarians lined up with Democrats on Friday against a proposal that would effectively block out third party candidates from next year's Montana U.S. Senate election. Republicans are trying to consolidate opposition to incumbent Jon Tester in a race that's pivotal for control of the the Senate. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Montana GOP seeks to bar 3rd parties from key U.S. Senate race

By Matthew Brown - Associated Press

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu speaks during at the National Rifle Association Convention, Friday, April 14, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

N.H. Gov. Chris Sununu: GOP must be more inspirational to grow the team, win elections

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during at the National Rifle Association Convention, Friday, April 14, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Pence: Candidates must run ‘as Republicans’ to win in 2024

By Jill Colvin - Associated Press

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 14, 2023. McConnell says he opposes repeal of the 2002 and 1991 authorizations of force against Iraq, arguing that that authority "bears directly on the threats we face today in Iraq and Syria from Iran-backed terrorists." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

McConnell to return to Senate Monday amid retirement rumors

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., talks with diners at the breakfast counter during a visit to the Red Arrow Diner, Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. Scott on Wednesday launched an exploratory committee for a 2024 GOP presidential bid, a step that comes just shy of making his campaign official. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

GOP’s Tim Scott says he backs 20-week federal abortion ban

By Holly Ramer - Associated Press

Sen. Merv Riepe sets down his notebook ahead of the first day of legislature on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska lawmakers planned to begin debate Wednesday, April 12 on a bill that would ban abortion once cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo, which is generally around the sixth week of pregnancy and before most women even know they are pregnant. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)

Nebraska lawmakers taking up debate on abortion restrictions

By Margery A. Beck - Associated Press

North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham announces she is switching affiliation to the Republican Party at a news conference Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the North Carolina Republican Party headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. The change gives Republican state legislators a veto-proof supermajority in both chambers. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Political party destroyed? More Democrats are switching to GOP

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. speaks during a Faith in America Tour event, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **

Sen. Tim Scott launches 2024 presidential exploratory committee

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times